October 8, 2026
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐲’𝐬 𝐎𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞: 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩!
𝑂𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑦, 𝐼 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑖𝑡 𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛…
Nature Done Wright
Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
March 19, 2018
Monday Morning Mystery 031918
Here's a taste of summer. What kind of caterpillar is this, and can you give a couple of reasons why it's unusual?
(Thanks to David LaLima, who sent this from sunny Florida. The caterpillars will be appearing later this year up this way.)
5 comments
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I did not realize how many poisonous caterpillars are out there!
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Thanks!
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Pretty green caterpillar! The posts are so colorful today! As Deedee says, it is the IO moth and is poisonous. Here is a handy guide you can send your friend in Florida:
http://www.poisoncentertampa.org/poison-topics/venomous-critters/caterpillars/ -
These spiny bristles can give you a very mean sting!
Don’t touch!! -
I am guessing IO moth caterpillar. Automeris io
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MARIANNE HERRMANN
I did not realize how many poisonous caterpillars are out there!
Jim Wright
Thanks!
Marianne Herrmann
Pretty green caterpillar! The posts are so colorful today! As Deedee says, it is the IO moth and is poisonous. Here is a handy guide you can send your friend in Florida:
http://www.poisoncentertampa.org/poison-topics/venomous-critters/caterpillars/
Deedee Burnside
These spiny bristles can give you a very mean sting!
Don’t touch!!
Deedee Burnside
I am guessing IO moth caterpillar. Automeris io